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  • A Body in Seaview Grange

  • A Kate Palmer Mystery, Book 2
  • By: Dee MacDonald
  • Narrated by: Jane McDowell
  • Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (74 ratings)

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A Body in Seaview Grange

By: Dee MacDonald
Narrated by: Jane McDowell
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Publisher's summary

Practice nurse Kate Palmer is ready for some peace and quiet in her little Cornish village, but there’s soon to be a murder on her doorstep....

Kate’s retirement in Cornwall hasn’t quite gone as planned - Lavender Cottage is in need of substantial repairs, and her sister Angie’s fondness for gin does rather stretch the purse strings.

So when Kate is asked to do some nursing at the luxury retirement flats in Seaview Grange, she jumps at the chance. The old Victorian house has stunning views of the sea, and the retirees are a peaceful bunch. That is, until Edina Martinelli, a glamorous ex-opera singer, is found poisoned in her home.

Edina’s death is ruled an overdose by Digoxin, the same medication she had been on for years. But Kate is sure the woman she met was not suicidal, and with the reputation of her practice on the line, she decides to do some digging. Luckily she’s got the newly retired Detective Inspector Woody Forrest to help her....

It’s not long before Kate discovers evidence of foul play, and there’s no shortage of suspects. Was it the besotted vicar? The ill-tempered stepson? Or perhaps Edina’s neighbor finally had enough of her constant warbling. It seems everyone had a motive, but who among them had the stomach for murder? And will they kill again?

If you love murder mysteries by Agatha Christie, Faith Martin, or Joy Ellis, then this novel will have you listening late into the night!

©2020 Dee MacDonald (P)2020 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.
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Great story!

I love these books and the narrator is wonderful except for Woody’s accent. I doubt there’s a single person in the whole of California who talks like he does on these audiobooks. Whatever that accent is, it’s not a Californian.

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Terrible California Accent

This narrator would be better suited to a different book. Much more formal than necessary. The sister character is unnecessarily obnoxious. The American boyfriend is very controlling and the narrator's accent is cringe-worthy. I was so annoyed it was hard to finish.

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Oh my

I enjoy the narrator, and the overall story, but find some of obvious traps Kate is subjected to laughable! My six year old granddaughter wouldn’t fall for some of them.

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Loved it!

Just the right mix of suspense, romance with all the elements of a Cozy a cottage tale

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Diverting, but for the Die-Gawksin…

It was fine. I enjoyed it… But…
if you’re going to perform a 6-hour read where digoxin (di-ˈjäk-sən) is the murder weapon, maybe make an elementary attempt to pronounce it slightly closer to correctly. Other than that the performance was just ok. I had to speed it up…

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simple predictable story

I was missing some kind of suspense! The narrators voice sounded at times like an AI !

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New Author to me👍

I really enjoyed the story and characters 2 nd booked and hooked waiting for the next Audible for another great read

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Good story line. Terrible narration.

The narration of this book is so bad that it detracts from the story. I am finding it a struggle to get through this book for that reason. The narrator's odd inflections and poor acting grates on my nerves and I can only listen to the book in small segments. This is a book better read than listened to.

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Enjoyed

Not Betty Rowlands but, I enjoyed this book very much. I wish you happy reading.

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Enjoyable


I enjoyed this book very much and have already started the next kne inn the series. The narration is good but the character of "Woody" could use some work as he sounds like a stuffy female with a bit of arrogance.

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